A hat trick by Josue Henriquez propelled No. 24 Old Dominion (1-1) to a 4-1 men’s soccer victory past Akron (1-1) on Sunday, Aug. 30. “With this schedule we knew it would be difficult,” Akron head coach Jared Embick commented. “We have to be ready to show up and play hard everyday. Today, Old Dominion played harder and with more energy and were the better team. We never really got our game going.” The Monarchs broke onto the scoreboard first when Henriquez
A golden goal by sophomore Anthony Macchione (Camas, Wash.) in the 108th minute (107:09) lifted the 24th-ranked University of Akron men’s soccer team to a 3-2 season-opening victory past VCU (0-1) on Friday, Aug. 28. The game-winning tally was set up by junior Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.), who served a ball into the box which Macchione struck with his head and sent past Rams’ goalkeeper Garrett Cyprus. “I’m happy with the result on the road as VCU is a tough place to
Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Sparked by a three-goal evening from Adam Najem, the Akron men’s soccer team registered a 5-1 exhibition victory past Sigma FC on Saturday, April 18, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field. Sigma FC, a Canadian soccer academy based in Toronto, Ontario, which competes in Leauge1 Ontario, scored the game’s first goal to take an early 1-0 lead on what proved to be its only shot on goal of the half at the 7:57 mark. Less than four
The University of Akron men’s soccer team continued their busy spring season with a pair of matches Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field. The first ended with a 3-0 win for the Zips, but the second saw UA fall to local side Notre Dame College 5-0. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com A trio of second-half goals lifted UA to the decisive victory over the Bulldogs. “In the first half of the game we didn’t play well and could have been down a couple of
Akron men’s soccer was denied in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship as Ohio State advanced on penalty kicks, 13-12, in 15 rounds, in what will go down in the record books as a 1-1 double-overtime tie on Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Zips concluded the 2014 season at 13-6-2, while the Buckeyes (9-7-5) advanced to second round action at top-seeded Notre Dame. “It is difficult to take, we had chances to put them away and
Freshman forward Anthony Macchione connected on the game-winning goal in the 79th minute to propel the Akron men’s soccer team to a 2-1 over Bowling Green to its 11th MAC Championship title. Both teams had to scratch and claw their way in the MAC semi-finals to reach this point of the tournament. After an exciting overtime win over West Virginia on Friday, the Bowling Green Falcons could not muster enough offense to overcome the high powered Akron attack. In a true showing
Zips fight back after early second half defecate to defeat the pesky Broncos of Western Michigan On an extremely cold and windy night in Akron, the University of Akron Zips took on the Western Michigan Broncos in a Mid-American Conference semifinal. Only weeks earlier the Broncos took care of business on the very same field, defeating the Zips to a 1-0 score line. However, with NCAA tournament bids on the line, it was a different story. After giving up a goal
The Akron Zips secured home field advantage for the Mid-American Conference Tournament next weekend after a 4-0 thrashing of the University of Buffalo Bulls. Under the leadership of Adam Najem, the Zips took the lead early and never looked back. Starting tonight’s matchup under a light drizzle, the Zips faced an early offensive burst from Buffalo, which had the Zips on their heels. In the eighth minute Steven Stryker was able to get a nice shot off on goal, followed only a
Tempers flair as the Zips fall to the Broncos In a battle for first place in the Mid-American Conference, the nationally ranked Akron Zips faltered under the lights. In an extremely physical and at times out of control match, Akron never seemed to establish a rhythm offensively. After gaining the early lead, the Western Michigan Broncos went into a defensive shell and never looked back. In the opening moments of the match it looked like Akron was destined for three or four